Dante Kretschmer
D3LTA ACADEMY
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Posted - 2013.06.09 20:52:00 -
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As it stands now, a lone gamer trying the game for the first time isn't likely to stick with it. My proposals would be:
- Expand the Academy past the actual wp limit. It would be better if people with less than 1mil sp were forced to play together to prevent getting pubstomped too early in the game (because lets face it, until we get PvE pubstomping is going to be a reality). If PvE is implemented, then let everyone have acces to it from the beggining.
- A tutorial needs to be made to explain the roles available in DUST, and if posible, in a video. No one wants to forcefully read a wall of text if they're not into the game. And in a video you can get a great picture of what you are supossed to do, and what playstyle suits you best
- Perhaps everytime after the first loss and while in the academy a video should be played enphasizing the importance of squads, corps, teamwork, and maybe even a mic. The video should emphasize the benefits of teamwork in such a way that no one will ever want to go to battle alone ever again. Like, showing a squad coordinating, covering each other, protecting a team mate while hacking...This is the most importante feature imo, because one of the strongest points of DUST it's its tactical depth. And if they get hooked to it, bam! Success.
- As for getting into the racial suits, perhaps 4 racial videos should be made explaining the weaknesses and strong points of each race (e. g. Caldaris shield tanking vs being doomed against flux grenades, more equipment vs less armor..) in an overall manner. The videos should be there so one can get a decent picture out of it without navigating through endless stat sheets. But they shouldn't depict each suit nor every weakness
- Perhaps the most important feature could be a news blog inside the game where you could read what is happening in EvE right know and in Dust's planetary conquest. That way people would get more inmersed in the world. The news blog should be developer-controlled of course, and perhaps updated with the daily maintenance.
- In PvE maybe a tutorial for the controls and stuff? Squad orders as well. And when trying weapons from the market is implemented I think we will have a better experience for newcomers
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